Gatineau tramway
projected tramway system in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
The Gatineau tramway (French: Tramway de Gatineau) is a planned 24 kilometres (15 mi) tram system proposed by the Ville de Gatineau to be located in the communities of Aylmer and Plateau in Gatineau, Quebec, as well as into the downtown of Ottawa, Ontario. The project, officially named TramGO, is being overseen by Mobility Infra Québec (MIQ), the system will be operated by Société de transport de l'Outaouais (STO), Gatineau's public transportation service. The system is planned to begin operation in 2032. In 2018, the project was estimated to cost CA$2.1 billion (though this estimate does not include the Ottawa portion). Between 2023 and 2024, the cost of the project was revised to upwards of $3.5 billion. In 2026, the project was estimated to cost $8 billion. The Ville de Gatineau is looking to the Government of Quebec to fund 60 percent of the project and for the Canadian federal government to fund 40 percent of the project.
Project updates
2023
In February 2023, the NDP backed the project and called upon Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Liberal Party of Canada to pledge the necessary funding. In March 2023, an agreement to fund various transit projects in Quebec, including the tramway, was announced by Mayor France Bélisle. Between January and June 2023, four project staff members, including the director of the project, resigned from their positions, as the federal government had yet to officially announce funding of the project.
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